Director Shareholding

Bovis Homes Group PLC
19 May 2004

Bovis Homes Group PLC (the 'Company')

BOVIS HOMES SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

The Company was today informed that the following Directors purchased

Ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company under the Bovis Homes Group Share

Incentive Plan on 17 May 2004 at a price of 490.95p per share:-


Name of Director          Shares Purchased          Resultant Holding

S H Brazier               25                        20,586

M R Harris                25                        268,517

D J Ritchie               25                        18,133

The shares purchased will be registered under the name TD Waterhouse Nominees

Limited a/c SMKTNOMS.


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